01Theater of the Self
Six frames of the self
Architecture · Music · Philosophy
European perspective · International outlook
Architecture as
a self.
Individual places. Architectural design shaped by philosophy, music and the way we live.
D-Arch · Arch. Denislav SokolovView portfolio
01 / Selected work
Thought in
form.
Architecture, interiors and product design: private homes, collective spaces and objects, developed independently and through collaboration.
012019
02Forest of Verdi
A conservatory campus and student residences in Milan
03Integral Japan
Japanese proportions, maritime space
04Unidentified Flying Building
From matter to human spirit
05Exsphinxion
An exhibition within an exhibition
06Museum of Science
A new layer for an inherited place
07Lighthouse & the Keeper’s Home
A home at the edge of the sea
08House of F
Two homes, individual privacy
09A. Frattini Art School Sports Hall
Movement, music and sport
10House of E
A home developed with the client
11Montemaggio Mountain Colony
A new life for inherited space
12Lost Pieces
One idea. Three gardens. One material.
13Folly Residence
Otherworldly spaces and spatial mystery
14Minuet in G
Music, sculpture and architectural form
15Moonlight Sonata ring
Music to Form
16Separator Shelf
Storage becomes a spatial boundary
17Nocturne Ring
Chopin, held in a small form
18Spiral Staircase
Movement, furniture and a continuous frame
19Catholic University Information Point
A compact workstation within an existing interior
20Industrial Office
Adaptive reuse of an industrial building
21Spirala Community House
Spiral of Life
22La Traviata Stadium
A musical phrase becomes a façade
23Visitor Center
History read through the ground
24Berlin Bridge Theatre
A public crossing becomes a cultural place
02 / A way of seeing
A building is
a person.
I see buildings as selves: individual presences within a society of buildings. Each has an inner life, a way of meeting the world, and something to offer its neighbours.
In Theater of the Self, an empty centre gives the building an inner life. The route begins on the stage, making the visitor both actor and audience; rising levels offer changing perspectives on the same whole. The building’s individuality grows through its relationship with the city around it.
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An inner life
Spaces for retreat and encounter. Light, proportion and movement shape how we feel, reflect and connect.
A place among others
A building defines its identity through its relationship with the street, the landscape and the lives around it.
Rhythm into space
As in music, repetition, interval and pause can become a spatial sequence. In Theater of the Self, Verdi’s music informs the architecture.
03 / Between disciplines
From music
to space.
Music informs the architecture through sequence, proportion and the experience of movement.
Explore Minuet in GMusic and architecture share a language of relationships: a note and a silence, a room and its threshold, an individual and a whole. Original compositions and objects explore how rhythm can become form.
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04 / About
International outlook.
Individual places.
Arch. Denislav Sokolov.
D-Arch presents the architectural, interior and product design work of Arch. Denislav Sokolov, with a European perspective and an international outlook.
The work begins with the character of a place and the people who use it. Concepts, material studies, visualisations and technical development connect a clear architectural idea with the scale of everyday life. The portfolio brings together independent design work and contributions to collaborative projects.
Private clients
Architectural concepts, residential design and interiors shaped around your life, your site and your priorities.
Homes / Interiors / Spatial concepts
Studios & collaborators
Design collaboration, competition development, architectural visualisation, spatial modelling and technical drawing support.
Design / Development / Documentation
Architecture / Interiors / Product design
This website presents a portfolio of architectural and product design work. Each project identifies its context, contribution and status.
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